Sunday 27 September 2020

Random fun items that make you smile, maybe chuckle

The G.I. Joe season 1.1 DVD set.
Sometimes when life seems to be giving you lemons, you have to find the fun in random things.

In the half glass full department, life does seem present things that are entertaining and can perk up a smile on a daily basis. You just have to let yourself enjoy those random discoveries.

During the current days with the world engulfed in the grips of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, it is always wise to find things that are fun and will perk you up on a daily basis.

For myself, one of random items that is fun for me is checking out the DVD set for the 1980s animated television series G.I. Joe season 1.1. It contains the first three five-part miniseries in The M.A.S.S. Device, The Revenge of Cobra and The Pyramid of Darkness.

It also includes seven additional episodes from the TV series.

In viewing that DVD set, you shake your head and chuckle at the fact Duke gets himself captured in The M.A.S.S. Device, The Revenge of Cobra and The Pyramid of Darkness miniseries.

Duke said in the first episode that his green sheet said he was, “A man of action.”

That was an inside joke giving a nod to the 12-inch tall G.I. Joe figure line from the 1960s and 1970s. You know, that was the era when G.I. Joe dated Barbie and Ken got kicked to the curb.

Anyways, that was a sidetrack and back to the G.I. Joe DVD set.

You think it is cool that an arrow from Scarlett’s crossbow can destroy a H.I.S.S. tank.

Actually, the three female characters on the G.I. Joe team at the time in Scarlett, Lady Jaye and Cover Girl kicked the most ass. The G.I. Joe team would likely be useless without them.

You also learn the wing of a G.I. Joe Skystriker can cut a H.I.S.S. tank in half. Crazy to think the H.I.S.S. tank is viewed as Cobra’s most durable vehicle.

Wild Bill is a better pilot than Ace.

G.I. Joe and Cobra also battle it out in exotic locals like “The Sea of Ice,” “The Palace of Doom” and the “Island of No Return.”

The two foes had to join forces once to defeat “The Worms of Death.”

In another episode, Roadblock rides a rocket along with the Crimson Twins, Tomax and Xamot.

The suspension of reality really gets so stretched in G.I. Joe that it would make James Bond blush. But, that is what makes G.I. Joe fun.

Anyways, here are seven other random fun things I’ve rediscovered or come across over the past 10 days. They are listed in no particular order.

Hope you find these things fun too.

Prince Albert Northern Bears Instagram is upbeat

The Prince Albert Northern Bears female AAA under-18 hockey team is filled with a lot of light-hearted posts.

They will let the players take over the account leading to lots unpredictability. Recent story video of four team members heading out to the golf course was particularly entertaining.

The Bears Instagram and other social media accounts are all worth following.

Lemieux with the Stanley Cup

A Mario Lemieux card from 1991.
I found this little gem the other week featuring all-time hockey great Mario Lemieux.

It is a Pro Set card from 1991, and it pictures Lemieux raising the Stanley Cup for the first time after his Pittsburgh Penguins downed the Minnesota North Stars in six games in the 1991 Stanley Cup final.

The back of the card notes Lemieux was the Conn Smythe Trophy winner after piling up 44 points in the playoffs. That is still the second most points ever compiled in one NHL post-season.

While the card talks about Lemieux’s Conn Smythe Trophy win, the picture of him raising the Stanley Cup for the first time is cool. This Pro Set card set was very over produced, so it should be easy to track this card down.

The cute Howe couple

Davis Howe, left, and Corey Howe in 2016.
I took this picture of Davis (Parkinson) Howe and Corey Howe in 2016.

At the time this photo was taken, the two weren’t married yet, but life was leading them in that direction. Corey is the grandson of “Mr. Hockey” Gordie Howe, who is one of hockey’s most revered icons.

Davis and Corey are pictured in from of a Hockey Hall of Fame display containing items from Gordie’s historic hockey career. The picture opportunity was part of the lead up to the Saskatoon Blades home opener that season to honour Gordie Howe titled, “Thank You, Mr. Hockey Day.”

Davis got a kick out of press release then Blades president Steve Hogle wrote up about her romance with Corey. Corey was raised in Ohio and moved to Saskatoon after meeting Davis.

Davis chuckled, “Yep, I lured him here.”

Belichick’s “I don’t give a *&#!” look

We all know how much New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick “enjoys” dealing with the media, and this picture shows it.

This picture was taken from a press conference last Wednesday with Belichick, who has won six Super Bowl titles with the Patriots and is one of the NFL’s all-time leaders in career head coaching victories.

Belichick doesn’t care what anyone things of him, and he will wear what he wants to pressers. The likelihood his high he slept in his office the previous night.

Barbie takes up hockey, is Canadian?

Barbie is taking up playing hockey.
This was an interesting find.

A new collectors’ version of Barbie has come out with her taking on the career of being a hockey player. Of course, this is a promotion done with Tim Hortons.

You also can’t help but notice there is a maple leaf on Barbie’s jersey. Does that mean Barbie has her Canadian citizenship?

I haven’t seen Barbie depicted as a hockey player before, so this was fun to see.

Blaster’s band back together

Blaster, centre, back together with his crew.
Walmart has the reissued Blaster Transformers toy from 1985 on its store shelves.

I actually own one of the originals that came out way back in 1985. Blaster had four original tapes that came out of his chest. I was missing one of the four tapes named Eject, which I was able to purchase online.

After Eject arrived, I was able to get Blaster’s original band back together. Pictured, from left, is Ramhorn, Eject, Blaster, Rewind and Steeljaw.

The nostalgia in this picture is just too sweet.

Huskies football video is kick ass

This promotional video for the University of Saskatchewan Huskies football team is kick ass.

Huskie Athletics at the University of Saskatchewan did an incredible job of putting this together. On top of being fun, it gets you fired up for Huskies football.

It makes you wish there was a season this year. The pump up feeling of this video makes you excited for the time when the Huskies return.

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